What does parental mean?

Definitions for parental
pəˈrɛn tlparental

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. parentaladjective

    designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced

  2. parental, maternal, paternaladjective

    relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent

    "parental guidance"

Wiktionary

  1. parentalnoun

    A person fulfilling a parental role.

    Nowadays there are all kinds of potential parentals besides parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, step-parents, in-laws, older siblings and cousins, and those in civil unions.

  2. parentaladjective

    of or relating to a parent

  3. parentaladjective

    of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid

  4. Etymology: From parentalis, from parens

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Parentaladjective

    Becoming parents; pertaining to parents.

    Etymology: from parent.

    It overthrows the careful course and parental provision of nature, whereby the young ones newly excluded, are sustained by the dam. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

    These eggs hatched by the warmth of the sun into little worms, feed without any need of parental care. William Derham.

    Young ladies, on whom parental controul sits heavily, give a man of intrigue room to think, that they want to be parents. Clarissa.

ChatGPT

  1. parental

    Parental refers to anything related to being a parent or concerning parents. This includes behaviors, responsibilities, roles, rights, characteristics or attributes associated with being a mother or father, such as parental authority, parental care, or parental guidance. In biology, it can also refer to the generation of organisms that produce offspring.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Parentaladjective

    of or pertaining to a parent or to parents; as, parental authority; parental obligations

  2. Parentaladjective

    becoming to, or characteristic of, parents; tender; affectionate; devoted; as, parental care

  3. Etymology: [L. parentalis.]

Editors Contribution

  1. parental

    Relating to a parent.

    Their parental responsibilities are valued, respected and their love for their children is so clear.


    Submitted by MaryC on April 30, 2020  

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British National Corpus

  1. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'parental' in Adjectives Frequency: #842

Anagrams for parental »

  1. paternal

  2. prenatal

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of parental in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of parental in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of parental in a Sentence

  1. Justice Matthew Cooper:

    I’m very pleased that we were able to resolve the immediate issue of parental access with the child and everybody has acted in a good, cooperative manner and certainly in a way where I’m struck by how concerned both sides were for the best interests of their daughter.

  2. Stephanie Lundquist-Arora:

    They are getting into areas that are parental rights areas, and you should be able to have conversations with your children based on your own personal values, about what you think about gender identity or any kind of identity affirmation as it pertains to your children, and they're basically what we're seeing is public school is crossing into a jurisdiction where they don't belong in.

  3. The Associated Press:

    CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP The U.S. Soccer Federation had argued that the womens team was paid under the structure the players asked for in the last collective bargaining agreement and that they asked for a very different contract that offered them more benefits, whichthe mens players did not -- including guaranteed annual salaries, medical and dental insurance, paid child-care assistance, paid pregnancy and parental leave, severance benefits, salary continuation during periods of injury, access to a retirement plan, multiple bonuses and more.

  4. Planned Parenthood:

    Eyal Press writes in The New Yorker. Audm subscribers can listen to that article.)In the rest of today’s newsletter, we look more closely at the 10 states.Furthest alongInitiatives seem most likely to happen soon in two states.In Ohio, a coalition of abortion rights groups is collecting signatures to place an initiative on the ballot this year that would protect access through roughly the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. For now, most abortions remain legal in Ohio, thanks to a court ruling blocking a ban.In South Dakota, organizers are optimistic that they can collect the signatures needed for an initiative next year. It is a compromise measure that would seek to reinstate the minimum access required by the Roe v. Wade decision. All abortions would be legal in the first trimester (roughly 12 weeks), and some would be in the second trimester.Early effortsIn several other states, efforts have begun, but they’re less advanced.In Missouri, advocates have not yet settled on one approach. Some petitions — an early step to putting an initiative on the ballot — would protect most abortion access until 24 weeks of pregnancy. Others would be narrower and let the state enact parental consent laws.In Florida, where Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed a near-total ban, advocates are hoping to place an initiative on the ballot that would allow most abortions until 24 weeks. But the state’s pro-marijuana movement helps highlight the slowness of the effort: Organizers of a 2024 ballot initiative to legalize marijuana have already raised $30 million and collected nearly all the required signatures — while organizers of an abortion initiative are just getting started.Arizona has tough rules for ballot initiatives, requiring hundreds of thousands of signatures on a petition.

  5. Marsha Blackburn:

    It is important to them to have a Supreme Court that is going to protect parental rights to teach these children as parents see fit to have their children taught.

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